STUDY FINDS SCREW CAPS ARE CAUSING A STINK
Good news for cork users. Tests in the U.K. show what many in the industry have suspected for years: wine bottles sealed with screw tops can end up smelling like rotten eggs.
The research revealed that one screw cap bottle out of fifty sold in Britain could be affected by the rotten problem, a chemical process called sulphidisation.
The annual International Wine Challenge event tested tens of thousands of wines from around the world including around 9,000 with screw caps. It found 2.2% of screw top bottles suffered from sulphidisation and other problems connected with the wine not breathing, according to The Daily Telegraph.
So what could this mean for screwed wine in the U.S.? Many consumers and members of the industry greatly favor screw caps for its accessibility and assurance of no cork taint, but clearly screw tops are not problem-free. While the numbers aren’t huge (only 2.2% out of thousands were tainted), it’s still something to consider. But let’s face it, there’s probably no perfect closure to suit such a delicate beverage.
The research revealed that one screw cap bottle out of fifty sold in Britain could be affected by the rotten problem, a chemical process called sulphidisation.
The annual International Wine Challenge event tested tens of thousands of wines from around the world including around 9,000 with screw caps. It found 2.2% of screw top bottles suffered from sulphidisation and other problems connected with the wine not breathing, according to The Daily Telegraph.
So what could this mean for screwed wine in the U.S.? Many consumers and members of the industry greatly favor screw caps for its accessibility and assurance of no cork taint, but clearly screw tops are not problem-free. While the numbers aren’t huge (only 2.2% out of thousands were tainted), it’s still something to consider. But let’s face it, there’s probably no perfect closure to suit such a delicate beverage.
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